Contact delivery device for perfume



Dec. 29, 1953 M. P. HANRYON CONTACT DELIVERY DEVICE F'OR PERFUME Filed June 9. 1949 FIG-1- FIC-3.2.

' /fWi/vrae E Maf/(E Mama/0M /yeg ag Patented Dec. 29, 1953 CONTACT DELIVERY DEVICE FORv PERFUME Maurice Paul Hanryon, campagne; France;

Application Julie-9, 1949, SeriaflfND. 983091 Claims priority;applicatioiiFace.July'S, 1948 1 Claim.r (C1. L15-132.7)

This invention relates to a delivery device for perfume, and it is a general object to provide means whereby perfume contained in a tube-like container may be delivered to a surface such as the human skin in minute controlled quantities and only on contact.

Another object is to provide a perfume-delivery device which is very economical both in construction and; inusey and in which-I' loss ofvaluable perfume byv evaporation is minimized.

With the above objctsin view" the invention provides" a perfume contactedelivery device vor touch-stick which essentially comprises atubular head or plug adapted Yto be fitted over a; perfume-container in the form of a tube, said head dening a mouth-opening, aspring-pressed ball partly protruding outofsaid head through said opening, and a wick extending out of said head into said container and adapted'to dipv into the perfume in said container atfone end of said wickl and brushing against a portion of said ball at the opposite end of saidvvick so as tofs'pread a minute film of perfume over" said ball as the ball is rotated in contact engagement with a surface to which perfume is to be applied.

To use the device the ball-end of the stick is rubbed over a receiving surface such as the human skin and the ball thereupon deposits a slight trace or film of perfume on said surface.

It is a specific object of the invention to provide means in a touch-stick of the type just described whereby the device is at all times ready to operate successfully and regardless of the position in which it is held. For this purpose means are provided according to the invention eiective to maintain the ball in a permanently moistened condition. A further specific object is to assure that the device may at any time be positively successfully operated under a very slight pressure of the ball-end of the device against the skin.

The above and further objects, features and advantages of the invention will appear from the ensuing disclosure, made in reference with the accompanying drawings which illustrate by way of example a preferred but non-restrictive form of embodiment thereof:

Figure 1 is a general view in longitudinal section, of a perfume delivering device or touchstick according to the invention, on an enlarged scale, while.

Figure 2 illustrates on a somewhat smaller scale a modied form of the device in outer elevation.

As shown in Fig. 1, the device comprises a 2 l tubular container I` anda tubular head of plug unit'Z is adapted to' be' threadedly engagedin the open end of the'container lj with thex interp'osaljof a; seall ring 3. The plug unit may in turn' preferably havea cover oi hood 4 ttedover itl when not in use; v The plug unit is formed with'a' cylindricalboe 5 provided'at its outer encl with a rounded tapered configurationl as atv G'so as substantially -to conform to' the shape' of a ball l' partly" protruding therelroiii 'and seaiingly engaging the rounded end of the'bere 5. The' ball i is preferablyforiid of suitable plastic material. YTheball 'i restsn an antifricti'on bearing'means comprising' a' plurality of smaller balls '8 seated in bores Sjslightly larger in diameter than the balls candformed inan annular member I0 which through'rits fiat underefacerests upon a plunger II and which atv its top is formed as a spherical cavity the surface of which' is spaced from the surface of the ball l by`r an amount-equivalent to that by which the bearing ballsS- project above the said top surface of the member I0.-

The plunger II is slidable on a bushing l2 which is formed at its bottom end with a flange I3 crimped in the plug member 2. Internally the bushing is screw-threaded and a generally cylindrical wick I4 is threaded into the threaded bore of the bushing so as to have its end projecting out of the bushing into brushing contact engagement with the bottom surface of the ball l. A coil-spring I5 is arranged to urge the plunger II upwardly to press the ball 'I against its seat 6 thereby sealing the plug; when on the other hand pressure is applied in use onto the ball 1 from outside, the ball Will transmit said pressure through the ball bearings 6 to the plunger II which is capable of moving downwards a small amount as determined by the spacing from the under face I6 of the plunger to the top face of the flange i3 in normal position. l

In order that the wick will be at all times imbibed with the perfume so that the liquid perfume composition in container I will rise up and through the Wick into contact with ball l, it is necessary that atmospheric pressure be maintained within the container. This result is obtained by the provision of a groove I1 formed along a generatrix of the cylindrical cavity 5; through this groove air is allowed to penetrate inte the cavity A5 each time the ball l is moved off its seat. The said cavity in turn is in communication with the inner space of the container through an orifice I8 formed through the lower flange I3 of the bushing. With atmospheric presthe ball 1 over an extensive area of the latters Y surface.

At the base of the tubular container l thereis provided a screw-threaded reiill inlet i9 sealed by means of a threaded plug 20"With the interposal of a resilient seal 2l. Thus the device mayA be readily relled Without requiring removal of the tubular head 2. In order to facilitate the ll` ing operation, the top cover 4 may be provided with a shape similar to that indicated in Fig. 2 at 4a, with an enlarged flat top surface 22 on whichtheidevicemay be stood in inverted conditionduring a lling operation.,

`Mcreover,` if the aperture'l of the container is vformed with a sufficiently' large diameter, it will be possible to replace the wick without having to unscrew the tubular head 2, a suitable instrument such as small pliers or tweezers or 'the like being used to thread the Wick into and through the top aperture in the bushing.

It will of course be understood that the invention is in no way limited to the specific embodiment illustratedand described and that departures may be made from the specific details shown Without exceeding the scope defined by the ensuing claim.

'l What I claim is:

` A` Ycontact-delivery device comprising a per- 'fiue container having an open end, a tubular plug sealingly fitted tothe open end of said container and having a substantiallyI cylindrical cavitytherein terminating in a circular outlet of lesser radius than said cylindricalr'cavity to provide an annular ball seat, a plastic ball in said cavity engageable with said seat for closing said opening, an internally screw-threaded bushing mounted coaxialiy within said cavity and formed with a radial flange at the container end thereof, said flange being iixed to the inner end of said plug, an annular member slideably mounted within said plug cavity externally of said bushing and formed at the end thereof adjacent the plug- 'utlet with a piston-like radial iiange, a coil spring in. said cavity compressed between the anges of the bushing and annular member, ballbearing means disposed above said piston-like vflange and beneath said ball for transmitting the pressure exerted by said spring on the pistonlike flange to the plastic ball urging it onto its seat, said plug having a vent duct therein extending from the cavity in the plug at a position adjacent the seat for the plastic ball to interiorpf the perfume container and a cylindrical Wick extending through the internally screw threaded bushing from the interior of said perfume container into brushing contact with the plastic ball, and threadedly engaged with the threads ofsaid bushing. Y

MAURICE PAUL HANRYON.

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